Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Diseases A Clinical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baughman, Robert P. (Editor), Carbone, Roberto G. (Editor), Bottino, Giovanni (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a broad category of lung diseases that includes more than 150 disorders characterized by scarring or fibrosis of the lungs. In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide, renowned experts provide a state-of-the-art overview of t...

Table of Contents:

• General Principles
• Interstitial Lung Disease: Introduction
• Pulmonary Hypertension in Interstitial Lung Disease
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Genetics, Pathobiology, Diagnosis, and Management
• Lung Pathology
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Specific Lung Disorders
• Bronchiolar Disorders
• Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
• Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
• Pulmonary Hypertension in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease Update
• Sarcoidosis.